AOC is trash, just like Shutdown Schumer
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christiefan915
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@Diogenes Someone's pants are on fire and it's not AOC's.
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As of 2025, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's net worth is estimated to be around $49,000, making her one of the lowest net worth members of Congress. She has reported owning less than $50,000 in assets and having student loan debt between $15,000 and $50,000.
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This financial profile indicates that Ocasio-Cortez is not among the wealthiest politicians, often addressing misinformation regarding her net worth.
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As of 2025, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's net worth is estimated to be around $49,000, making her one of the lowest net worth members of Congress. She has reported owning less than $50,000 in assets and having student loan debt between $15,000 and $50,000.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Net Worth in 2025
Current Financial Status
As of September 2025, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's estimated net worth is approximately $49,000. This figure places her among the lower net worth members of Congress.Asset Breakdown
Ocasio-Cortez's financial disclosure reveals the following details about her assets:| Allied Bank Savings Account | Up to $50,000 |
| Charles Schwab Bank Checking | Up to $15,000 |
| National Hispanic Institute 401(k) | Up to $15,000 |
| Charles Schwab One Brokerage | Up to $1,000 |
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She also has reported student loan debt ranging from $15,000 to $50,000.Salary
Ocasio-Cortez earns an annual salary of $174,000 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.This financial profile indicates that Ocasio-Cortez is not among the wealthiest politicians, often addressing misinformation regarding her net worth.
You're right. I should've checked.
1. Fictional C-SPAN Confrontation
The post is fundamentally incorrect across all major claims. It relies on a fabricated C-SPAN scenario, exaggerated and unsupported financial figures, and a misrepresentation of AOC’s financial status and activities. These inaccuracies align with a pattern of political misinformation, likely intended to discredit her. For accurate data, refer to her official financial disclosures or reputable fact-checking outlets, which contradict the post’s assertions entirely.
1. Fictional C-SPAN Confrontation
- Claim: The image depicts a supposed C-SPAN event where Sen. John Kennedy confronts AOC, revealing her net worth jumped from $29,000 to $2.4 million due to insider trading and dark money.
- Incorrect: No credible record exists of such an event on C-SPAN or elsewhere. This appears to be a fabricated meme, likely created to mimic a legitimate news format. C-SPAN archives and official congressional records do not support this narrative. The image’s authenticity is undermined by its lack of verifiable metadata or context, a common trait of manipulated media.
- Claim: AOC’s net worth surged from $29,000 to $2.4 million, implying significant personal wealth.
- Incorrect: AOC’s financial disclosures, as reported by Business Insider (updated July 2025) and Forbes (August 2024), show her assets ranging from $46,000 to $49,000, with liabilities including $15,000–$50,000 in student loan debt. Her annual salary as a Congress member is $174,000, and her estimated net worth is around $125,000, primarily in a Thrift Savings Plan. The $2.4 million figure is wildly inconsistent with these public filings and has been traced to unverified sources like CAknowledge.com, which lack substantiation and were previously debunked (e.g., Reuters fact-check on similar claims about Jen Psaki).
- Claim: AOC gained wealth through insider trading, leveraging her congressional position.
- Incorrect: There’s no evidence in her financial disclosures of stock trades generating significant profits. AOC has publicly advocated for banning congressional stock trading, co-sponsoring the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act (S.1879, 119th Congress). Insider trading remains illegal under the STOCK Act (2012) and securities laws (e.g., Securities Exchange Act of 1934), and no investigations or credible reports have implicated her in such activities. The claim seems to echo a debunked narrative often circulated by political opponents.
- Claim: AOC’s wealth increase is tied to a $2.4 million “dark money” campaign fund, with specific figures like $727 million from Goldman Sachs and $47.2 million from other sources.
- Incorrect: The numbers cited (e.g., $727 million, $47.2 million) are implausible for an individual congressional campaign. Federal Election Commission (FEC) data shows AOC’s 2024 campaign raised approximately $12.3 million, with major donors including labor unions and small individual contributions, not corporate entities like Goldman Sachs at those scales. “Dark money” (untraceable funds) is a known issue in politics, but no evidence links it to AOC’s personal net worth. The post’s figures appear fabricated or exaggerated beyond reason.
- Claim: The post implies AOC lives a lavish lifestyle (e.g., “Darlin’ did the homework”), contrasting with her socialist stance.
- Incorrect: Public records and media profiles (e.g., Business Insider, Ocasio-Cortez’s own statements) indicate she lives modestly, still residing in her childhood Bronx neighborhood and not exhibiting signs of sudden wealth. The “homework” anecdote is part of the meme’s fictional script, not a documented event.
The post is fundamentally incorrect across all major claims. It relies on a fabricated C-SPAN scenario, exaggerated and unsupported financial figures, and a misrepresentation of AOC’s financial status and activities. These inaccuracies align with a pattern of political misinformation, likely intended to discredit her. For accurate data, refer to her official financial disclosures or reputable fact-checking outlets, which contradict the post’s assertions entirely.
That's what I get for posting without checking first. My bad.
AOC has a net worth of about $25k. Her main investment is a Thrift Savings Fund(basically a 401k).
The interesting thing is she had a small company she could have sold. It was not worth much, but if someone was looking to bribe her, and she was willing to accept the bribe, they could have pumped up the value of the company and sold it for a few hundred million.
T. A. Gardner
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How is someone's net worth less than their annual salary?@Diogenes Someone's pants are on fire and it's not AOC's.
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As of 2025, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's net worth is estimated to be around $49,000, making her one of the lowest net worth members of Congress. She has reported owning less than $50,000 in assets and having student loan debt between $15,000 and $50,000.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Net Worth in 2025
Current Financial Status
As of September 2025, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's estimated net worth is approximately $49,000. This figure places her among the lower net worth members of Congress.
Asset Breakdown
Ocasio-Cortez's financial disclosure reveals the following details about her assets:
Allied Bank Savings Account Up to $50,000 Charles Schwab Bank Checking Up to $15,000 National Hispanic Institute 401(k) Up to $15,000 Charles Schwab One Brokerage Up to $1,000
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She also has reported student loan debt ranging from $15,000 to $50,000.
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Ocasio-Cortez earns an annual salary of $174,000 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
This financial profile indicates that Ocasio-Cortez is not among the wealthiest politicians, often addressing misinformation regarding her net worth.
christiefan915
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No, annual salary is not included in net worth. Net worth is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets, which does not account for income.smartasset.com
Understanding Net Worth
Net worth is calculated as the total value of your assets minus your liabilities. It provides a snapshot of your financial health at a specific point in time.
What is Included in Net Worth?
- Assets: These are items of value that you own, such as:
- Cash and savings
- Investments (stocks, bonds)
- Real estate (homes, land)
- Personal property (vehicles, jewelry)
- Liabilities: These are debts or obligations you owe, including
rtgages- Credit card debt
- Student loans
- Personal loans
- Is Annual Salary Included?
Importance of Tracking Both
- Net Worth: Gives a comprehensive view of your financial situation.
- Income: Helps assess your ability to save and invest, which can ultimately affect your net worth.
- Assets: These are items of value that you own, such as:
T. A. Gardner
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She makes $174,000 a year. How much she has in terms of savings and a 401K (which is matched to 5% by the government under TSP--same as my own was when employed by the federal government military or civil it's the same under FERS) is not her "net worth" in its entirety. That is low balling the figure badly.
And keeps homes in two of the most expensive cities in the world to live in. She is saving some money, but not a huge amount.
Her net worth is her savings minus her debts, in this case her student loans. Her father died early in her college degree, and estate issues froze the money for years, so she had to pay for most of her college with loans and grants.
In other words, she might be negative with her net worth. She is caught in a trap that many young professionals are, they have good salaries, but the cost of living is so high, and their debts are so high, it is difficult to save much money. She could avoid he cost of living, and the debts, but then her salary would be much lower.
T. A. Gardner
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Well, she is a dumb fuck...
No, your net worth is all assets less debts. If she has money in an estate, even if not currently accessible, those count.
You have it wrong. She might have a negative net worth for being a dumb fuck. If she spent heavily on going to college and used massive student loans to get a marginally useful degree, then that's on her. Her degree wasn't necessary for her to be a waitress in a bar or to get elected. If she spends heavily to pretend to be in the correct social circles, that's on her too.
You may not like her, but she is very intelligent. That really is undeniable.
Her mother is still living, so her father's estate was passed on to her mother.
Her degree has gotten her access to the upper middle class, so was worth it.
She makes $174,000 a year and is only worth $25k? Plus has investments?
I'm pretty good at math and something just doesn't add up. She's lying.
That is not unusual. It is difficult for a middle class person to get to where she is. It required years of going without income, and setting up homes in two of the most expensive cities in the world.
You apparently are not that great at math.
T. A. Gardner
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No, it's not. AOC is stupid. I could easily debate her into the ground.
Not my point.
Her associations and connections got her access, not her degree. Going to college helped with those connections. I can see that. But AOC can be as dumb as a fence post so long as she plays the "Mrs" degree angle.
You mostly post pictures. You rarely even try to debate
T. A. Gardner
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This is wrong too. I post "pictures," mostly as memes because they convey the message I want to convey with simplicity. Simplicity is something that should be sought in providing answers and information.
I debate all the time. You usually answer my debate with some one-sentence stupidity, insult, or ad hominem and refuse to debate in-kind. Your latest answer, the one above, is indicative of that.
Of course, I would expect little else from some liberal arts major who never took an actual 'difficult' class in college. It's the sort of stuff I'd expect from someone who got a run-of-the-mill degree in something like education.
Waddaya mean not unusual? If I made $174,000 a year, bet your ass I'd be worth 10 times what she claims, in just a few short years.
And, I'd have a 3 car garage built and the cars in it paid for.
Oh, and more guns!
So you are inarticulate.